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Inventor hopes new system could end cash machine fraud
A NOTTS inventor has developed a PIN (personal identification number) system designed to protect people from cash machine fraud.Graphic designer Glynn Reynolds, 35, came up with the idea after £7 was...
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Blackspots for bus lane fines
WITHIN five minutes of taking position where Fletcher Gate meets Victoria Street, I spied a black sports car taking a right turn into Carlton Street.The driver appeared to know where he was going, but...
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Skeleton will be dug up to make way for tram
A SKELETON in a church graveyard is to be dug up and moved because of tram construction works.Contractors have given notice that they intend to exhume a woman's remains at Beeston Parish Church.The...
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Highfields Park £4m restoration plan moves one step closer
A PROJECT to restore the historic Highfields Park has moved a step closer.Nottingham City Council has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund for its plans to...
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DNA was only way to identify gas blast victim
A MOTHER blown up in a gas explosion in Newark could be identified only through her DNA, an inquest heard.Pathologists were able to confirm the identity of Jeanette Rourke only through DNA matches with...
View ArticleOne more chance for shorts thief, 19
A 19-YEAR-OLD from Arnold has been given one more chance by a judge after he stole Nike shorts when subject to a court order.Jordan Brewin, of Bentwell Avenue, stole shorts worth £16.99 from Sports...
View ArticleChanges to whistleblowing laws
THE topic of whistleblowing has hit the headlines again with the case of Edward Snowden, a National Security Agency contractor.This is timely as, from June 25, the UK whistleblowing law changed under...
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Mum who bit son loses appeal
A NOTTINGHAM mother jailed for biting, pinching and spanking her son in front of nursery staff has failed to convince top judges she did not receive a fair trial.The woman, in her 30s, who cannot be...
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Nottingham a target for the Luftwaffe
NOTTINGHAM was on the list of target cities identified by Germany at the outset of the Second World War.Twelve industrial targets were picked out for destruction by Luftwaffe bombers.They included the...
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School's 'time team' hope to dig up forgotten air raid shelters
STUDENTS at West Bridgford School are to take part in a dig to discover Second World War air raid shelters.It is thought that four of 12 shelters which were included on the site when the school was...
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Housing plans too much, say residents
RESIDENTS have criticised the latest plans to build a large housing estate on greenbelt land.Proposals for the development at the site bordering Sharphill Wood in Edwalton have been discussed for some...
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City bus lane fines hit £1m
DRIVERS caught in bus and tram lanes are paying out more than £1 million to the city council each year.More than 100 tickets are dished out across the city every day with nearly three in ten at one...
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Colleagues get set for the big race to support cancer centre
AN AMATEUR runner is fundraising in this year's Robin Hood half marathon after her family was hit by cancer.She'll be taking on the 13-mile race for Maggie's, a cancer support centre at the city...
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Happy ending for family as cinema changes baby rule
A CINEMA has had a change of heart after a mum accused them of "age discrimination" when they wouldn't allow her baby in.Gil Bailey was in Nottingham with her two children – Byron, seven, and Scarlett,...
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Sizing up the changing shape of Britain to solve age-old problem
A NOTTINGHAM-based study is turning figures into facts to solve the age-old problem of inconsistency in dress sizes.The project, Size Nottingham, is scanning 360 people as part of the study into the...
View ArticleGreat parade – now let's have a disciplined foreign policy
I DOUBT if I'd have passed muster on Britain's Army parade grounds – and never mind dodging bullets on the battlefields of our post-colonial history.My military CV: a few terms in B Company of my...
View ArticleOur democracy cannot be done on the cheap
THERE'LL be some situations that everyone has an opinion on, and what we pay MPs is near the top of the list.These are people who are paid significantly above the average wage and there have been too...
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Ambulances will wait at fire stations for emergency calls
AN AMBULANCE parked outside your local fire station is a sight set to become commonplace in Notts.As part of controversial restructuring plans, East Midlands Ambulance Service has asked Notts Fire and...
View ArticleSocial worker praised for caring work with mental health patients
A NOTTS County Council social worker has received a prestigious national award for her support of people with mental health problems.Veronica Bell was presented with the Dignity in Care Award by TV...
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50 on bike ride for Notts County legends
MORE than 50 people have signed up for a bike ride to raise money for a bronze statue of Notts County's legendary managerial duo.Fans have been trying for three years to raise £75,000 so a bronze...
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